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Abram, Stephen, and Judy Luther. “Born with the Chip.” Library Journal. Reed Business Information, 1 May 2004. Web. 10 June 2009.

Academic Literacy: A Statement of Competencies Expected of Students Entering California’s Public Colleges and Universities. Sacramento CA: Intersegmental Committee of the Academic Senates (ICAS), 2002. Academic Senate for California Community Colleges. Web. 30 May 2009. (pdf)

American Association of School Librarians (AASL), and Association for Educational Communications and Technology (AECT). “Information Literacy Standards for Student Learning (Chapter 2, excerpt).” Information Power: Building Partnerships for Learning. Chicago: American Library Association, 1998. N. pag. (pdf)

American Association of School Librarians (AASL). Standards for the 21st Century Learner. N. pag. American Library Association, 2007. Web. 28 Mar. 2009.

Association of College & Research Libraries (ACRL). Information Literacy Competency Standards for Higher Education. N. pag. American Library Association, 2000. Web. 28 May 2009.

Barefoot, Betsy. “Bridging the Chasm: First-Year Students and the Library.” Chronicle of Higher Education 20 Jan. 2006: B16.

Eissinger, Richard. “Library Research Skills Needed by New College Students.”  Paper presented at the Mountain Plains Library Association Annual Conference, Oct. 12-15, 2005, Jackson Hole, Wyoming. MPLA. Web. 28 May 2009.

Ercegovac, Zorana. “Bridging the Knowledge Gap between Secondary” (pdf)

Head, Alison J., and Michael B. Eisenberg. What Today’s College Students Say about Conducting Research in the Digital Age.
N. pag. Project Information Literacy. The Information School, University of Washington, 4 Feb. 2009. Web. 28 May 2009.

Lenhart, A., and M. Madden. Teen Content Creators and Consumers. Ed. Pew Internet & American Life Project. N. pag. N.p., 2004. Web. 16 Apr. 2009.

Morriston, Terry. “Preparing Your High School Student for College Research.” Ebsco Publishing Customer Success Tools. Ebsco, n.d. Web. 30 May 2009. (pdf)

North Central Regional Educational Laboratory, and Metiri Group. EnGauge 21st Century Skills: Literacy in the Digital Age. Naperville: n.p., 2003. Green River Regional Educational Cooperative. Web. 21 Nov. 2009. (pdf)

OCLC Online Computer Library Center. Perceptions of Libraries and Information Resources. N. pag. OCLC. N.p., June 2005. Web. 10 June 2009. (pdf)

Pew Charitable Trusts, and Association of American Universities. Understanding University Success. Eugene: Center for Educational Policy Research, 2003. Standards for Success. Center for Educational Policy Research. Web. 22 Nov. 2009.

Phillips, Karen, Esther Grassian, and Lynn Lampert. “What Do Our Students Need to Know for College?”  Paper presented at CAIS 2006 Southern Regional Meeting, March 13, 2006, North Hollywood, California. California Association of Independent Schools. Web. 28 May 2009.

Schroeder, Robert. “Frame of Reference: School Libraries and the Educational Ecosystem.” Change Mar.-Apr. 2009: n. pag. Web. 10 June 2009.

Schroeder, Robert. “Information Literacy: The K-12 College Continuum.” OASL Conference Proceedings. Paper presented at the OASL Conference. N.p.: n.p., October 13, 2007. N. pag. Oregon Association of School Libraries. Web. 12 May 2009.

“What is SAILS?”
Project SAILS. Kent State University, 22 July 2009. Web. 22 Sept. 2009.

Just released is PIL's "Lessons Learned: How College Students Seek Information in the Digital Age," with findings from our large-scale student survey administered on six different U.S. campuses during Spring 2009 (42 pages, pdf, 3MB)

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Are They Ready for the Next Step? 
Bridging High School to College

by Martha Daly, formerly with
Connelly School of the Holy Child, Potomac MD

I was the librarian at Connelly School of the Holy Child in Potomac, MD for 15 years, opening a new library in 2002. I belong to numerous professional organizations and am currently the non-public school representative to the Maryland K-12 Digital Library Project. I received an MLS from the University of Maryland and was a fellow in the Leadership in Technology program at Harvard. Prior to becoming a librarian, I taught school in grades 6-12 in the US and overseas.


 
ESSAY ABSTRACT

A quick look at mission statements found on independent school websites finds certain phrases repeated, including preparing students for the 21st century or for life-long learning. Ask any school librarian to tell you how integral the library’s role is in fulfilling the mission of the school. Buzz words of most educational trends in the last thirty years such as critical thinking, affective learning, problem-based learning, and even time management are concepts that have been part of the library information skills program all along. So the library’s mission is inextricably linked to the school’s mission. How are we doing? Are we succeeding in preparing our students for the next stage of learning? How will we know if we are succeeding?  The assumption, even if it is not specifically noted in the school’s name, is that students are being prepared for college where their education will continue. Let us consider the standards and practices of high school libraries, the skills needed for college as perceived by college librarians and professors, and what we can do to close any gap identified between high school and college information literacy skills. We know we can make our students college eligible, but our goal is to make them college ready with skills they will need to succeed.


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